Published Nov 18, 2021
THI Basketball Central: Purdue
John Gwaltney  •  TarHeelIllustrated
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Date: Saturday, November 20, 2021

Location: Uncasville, Connecticut

Arena: Mohegan Sun (10,000)

Time/TV: 4:00 pm/ESPNews

Live Audio: Tar Heel Sports Network, GoHeelsTV; SiriusXM Online (986/988)

Official Site: Hall of Fame Tipoff

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PURDUE - NORTH CAROLINA SERIES

Series vs. UNC: Carolina leads 8-2

Last Meeting: Carolina 90 Purdue 65 (11/24/1999)

Streak: Carolina has won eight straight after dropping the first two meetings to Purdue.

PURDUE BOILERMAKERS (3-0, 0-0)

Head Coach: Matt Painter (358-184 at Purdue, 383-189 overall)

Conference: Big Ten

Rankings: #6 AP, #7 Coaches, #246 ESPN BPI, #3 Sagarin, #4 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #273

Strength of Record: #41

Offense (Per Game): 94.7 points, 51.9 FG%, 41.7 3-pt FG%, 74.4 FT%, 46.7 rebounds, 19.3 assists, 14.0 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 7.3 steals, 5.0 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 62.0 points, 36.8 FG%, 26.4 3-pt FG%, 80.6 FT%, 25.3 rebounds, 12.3 assists, 12.3 turnovers, 1.0 A/T ratio, 5.0 steals, 0.3 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#55 Sasha Stefanovic, G, 6-5, 205, Sr. (25.3 mpg, 13.7 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 2.3 apg)

#11 Isaiah Thompson, G, 6-1, 160, Jr. (21.7 mpg, 6.3 ppg, 0.7 rpg, 2.7 apg)

#23 Jaden Ivey, G, 6-4, 195, So. (25.3 mpg, 1.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.3 apg)

#15 Zach Edey, C, 7-4, 295, So. (19.0 mpg, 18.7 ppg, 10.3 rpg, 1.3 apg)

#3 Caleb Furst, F, 6-10, 230, Fr. (24.7 mpg, 9.3 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.0 apg)

NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS (3-0, 0-0)

Head Coach: Hubert Davis (3-0 at UNC/overall)

Rankings: #18 AP, #20 Coaches, #44 ESPN BPI, #30 Sagarin, #50 KenPom

Strength of Schedule: #268

Strength of Record: #39

Offense (Per Game): 90.3 points, 52.8 FG%, 38.7 3-pt FG%, 69.3 FT%, 41.7 rebounds, 16.7 assists, 12.0 turnovers, 1.4 A/T ratio, 4.3 steals, 6.0 blocks

Opponents (Per Game): 79.0 points, 43.4 FG%, 33.8 3-pt FG%, 64.2 FT%, 32.0 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 8.7 turnovers, 1.5 A/T ratio, 8.7 steals, 3.0 blocks

PROJECTED STARTERS

#2 Caleb Love, G, 6-4, 195, So. (33.7 mpg, 19.0 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 4.3 apg)

#4 RJ Davis, G, 6-0, 190, So. (26.7 mpg, 12.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 5.0 apg)

#1 Leaky Black, G/F, 6-8, 200, Sr. (24.3 mpg, 4.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.3 apg)

#5 Armando Bacot, F/C, 6-10, 240, Jr. (26.7 mpg, 18.0 ppg, 9.3 rpg, .3 apg)

#13 Dawson Garcia, F, 6-11, 235, So. (23.0 mpg, 8.7 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.0 apg)

*Projected starters based on previous game; Stats & rankings through 11/16/21*

NEXT FIVE GAMES FOR CAROLINA

November 21 - Villanova or Tennessee 1:00 pm or 3:30 pm (ABC or ESPN)

November 23 - UNC Asheville 7:00 pm (RSN)

December 1 - Michigan 9:15 pm (ESPN)

December 5 - at Georgia Tech 3:00 PM (ESPN)

December 11 - Elon 8:00 pm (ACCN)